Transgender youth share their stories in an MSNBC documentary

“I feel like I had a child die,” Tayler’s mother said.

“It’s like, you know, almost as if my previous self doesn’t exist anymore,” Tayler added.

Tayler’s parents are still getting used to the idea of having a transgender child, but they believe if they had tried to keep Tayler a boy, their story could have had a tragic ending.

“The thought of our child trying to kill himself over this,” said Tayler’s dad, “and imagine all of the people who don’t go through the journey like we did and are successful at suicide …”

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